Vista - How to clean up Windows Mail message database?

Hi

I have a message in my Vista 5728 x64 Windows Mail Inbox that I cannot
delete. When I try I receive the message "An unknown error has occurred". I
have tried hiding the preview pane and deleting, but nothing happened.

Is there a way to clean up the database? I would export all message folders
before the cleaning (except the "sticky" one...) and import them later to a
"brand new" messagem DB.

Thank you

Edric

check the time date and size of the message
go here
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders
Delete offending message



"EdricFilho" <ebfilho@msn.com> wrote in message
news:234148F0-E746-42C1-A948-2D1D6092A38A@microsoft.com...
> Hi
>
> I have a message in my Vista 5728 x64 Windows Mail Inbox that I cannot
> delete. When I try I receive the message "An unknown error has occurred".
> I have tried hiding the preview pane and deleting, but nothing happened.
>
> Is there a way to clean up the database? I would export all message
> folders before the cleaning (except the "sticky" one...) and import them
> later to a "brand new" messagem DB.
>
> Thank you
>
> Edric

Thank you for the help, but as weird as it may seem, the message was not at
the Inbox folder. I couldn't find any other place, so I guess it's a bug
indeed...

Well, nothing that another build clean install does not solve... Friday that
persistent thing will be killed... <:^)

Edric

"Techno-Crat" <usethenick@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> check the time date and size of the message
> go here
> C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders
> Delete offending message
>
>
>
> "EdricFilho" <ebfilho@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:234148F0-E746-42C1-A948-2D1D6092A38A@microsoft.com...
>> Hi
>>
>> I have a message in my Vista 5728 x64 Windows Mail Inbox that I cannot
>> delete. When I try I receive the message "An unknown error has occurred".
>> I have tried hiding the preview pane and deleting, but nothing happened.
>>
>> Is there a way to clean up the database? I would export all message
>> folders before the cleaning (except the "sticky" one...) and import them
>> later to a "brand new" messagem DB.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Edric
>

I have the same problem, a corrupted email in my Inbox that I cannot delete.
I tried looking for it in the Local Folders, using the path you suggest
below, but it wasn't listed ! In fact it listed only 15 items, when my Inbox
currently contains 118 items !
Just for interest I looked in all of my Mail Sub Folders while I was there
and over 99% of the emails I have stored, are NOT displayed.

Graham

"Techno-Crat" wrote:

>
> check the time date and size of the message
> go here
> C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders
> Delete offending message
>
>
>
> "EdricFilho" <ebfilho@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:234148F0-E746-42C1-A948-2D1D6092A38A@microsoft.com...
> > Hi
> >
> > I have a message in my Vista 5728 x64 Windows Mail Inbox that I cannot
> > delete. When I try I receive the message "An unknown error has occurred".
> > I have tried hiding the preview pane and deleting, but nothing happened.
> >
> > Is there a way to clean up the database? I would export all message
> > folders before the cleaning (except the "sticky" one...) and import them
> > later to a "brand new" messagem DB.
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Edric
>